Robben Ford Discussion

Jon07 · Member Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 37

I know Robben really rates Matt Schofield but am I alone in thinking that he sounds a bit too much like a Robben clone?

Phill_B · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:21 am Post subject:

Matt Schofield to me has his own distinct sound and style which is influenced by Robben but I think that he is far from a clone. You can hear a lot of influences in him from other people but since most people that play blues go for that SRV sound Schofield stands out due to his harmonic complexity and knowledge of that "outside note stuff" which is in a great balance with the blues stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvHVUIumLQ0
this says it all
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PierreL · Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:59 am Post subject:

I like Matt Schofield, but to be honest, I don't really find any harmonic complexity in his playing or music...which is why I I also do not think that he is a clone of Robben, even though you can hear some general influences.

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JohnnyZ · Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:51 am Post subject:

Metrodome · Member Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

I'll play the devils advocate and side with Philly. Ive been listening to Robben since the 1970s.The Charles Ford Band use to play at a place called the Cellar for a quater that was for 4 hours.At that time early on in Robbens career he was heavily influenced by Mike Bloomfield but he wasn't no clone! Nobody just picks up a guitar and makes up a completely new style and approach that nobody has heard before, everybody steals like hell from everybody else but they end up making it their own (unless you're Kenny Wayne Shepard). I've been on to Matt for the past couple years and I haven't heard another guitarplayer in the UK or Europe that even comes close. Ive listened to a bunch of guitar players on youtube, and posters from this forum, and I didn't have much to write home about, that being said I can hardly play so I guess were even! :-D

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Metrodome · Member Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

Man you're higher than a Georgia Pine! Since when did having an opinion become dependent on you're skill level of an instrument? Should there be a board of examination that determines if you can play (in some peoples cases more than "3 - 4 chords") and if your opinion is deemed exceptable in correlation to skill level? I guess this forum would have a few less members?? In that case you would be right? Dyno-mite?
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Metrodome · Member Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

Beginners Guide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUhSYLRw14

Bluelobster · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:30 pm Post subject: action on

It's been a long time since this place was heated. I am not sure what i am doing overthere apart a lot of grammatical trashing but Dome if you can barely play , oh yes U are entitled to give your feelings that is a good thing, you can elaborate communication.
I do tend to think musical level is correlated ....anyway.
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jconstant · Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject:

I'm gonna have to go ahead and agree with Phil. There are certainly similarities between Matt and Robben but Matt is pretty much his own player. You're not the first to suggest they sound alike though, for sure. I think it may come largely from the fact that Matt, like Robben, has a really good grasp of jazz so he knows how to make the blues more harmonically interesting. I absolutely love Matt Schofield and I'm thrilled to know that he's coming to the U.S. finally next year.

By the way, I have a recording of a Robben clinic I attended a few years ago and Robben talked about copying other players and said something like, "There was a time when I sounded just like Mike Bloomfield, and I was happy about it!"
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bluesman · Senior Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 219 Location: UK

Well aged Matt Schofield! LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QCg7GVpLg
Also awesome player!
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PierreL · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:45 am Post subject:

Cool clip. Chuck D'Aloia is a great player.

jconstant · Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:25 am Post subject:

Budda · Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 80

Chuck is really cool! He's also an excellent instructor. Check out his "Blues With Brains" Series:

http://www.chuckdaloiamusic.com/id2.html

Here's a clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBrm-BvZRjg&feature=related

I like how he explains what to do, first. Then, he demos it like in this clip.

As for Mr. Schofield? Pretty cool clip! I also looked at a couple more clips on YouTube. He is very good. And smooth, too. I bet he gets better and better!